Solar STAT Blog

This blog discusses state and local efforts to develop solar markets in the United
States. With support from the Energy Department's SunShot Initiative, members of NREL's
Solar Technical Assistance Team (STAT) author posts related to events, solar policy
analysis, and technical assistance outcomes for the purpose of informing the market
in a credible and timely fashion.

May 26, 2017
by Lars Lisell

There are over 450,000 known brownfield sites across the United States, and many of these are in urban or suburban areas. As real estate in urban environments becomes more competitive and as the demand for clean energy increases, unproductive, abandoned, or contaminated sites present abundant opportunities for clean energy. Decommissioned solid waste landfills, in particular, can play host to new solar photovoltaicPDF (PV) arrays. Continue reading